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Two RONÉ Award nominees begin and end this boxed set of Regency romances. In THE KISS OF A VISCOUNT, George-Bennett Jones finds himself in love with Lady Elizabeth. His competition for her hand is the blond, blue-eyed Gabriel, Earl of Trenton, who is determined to gain the hand of the daughter of his most powerful political opposite. George has been tutored by his mistress, though, and employs the rules he has learned in an attempt to gain the upper hand in his quest for Elizabeth's hand.

Casada a los 16 años con un marqués ya mayor quedó viuda a los 16 años y medio. La primera experiencia con el sexo opuesto que tuvo la marquesa fue totalmente negativa y eso le hizo estar muy condicionada con respecto a los hombres. El problema de la sociedad de la época era que una mujer no podía estar sin un marido que la apoyara o un amante al menos, sin sufrir la humillación sarcasmo y ridículo del entorno social.

Three RONÉ-nominated Regencies make up this collection described by editorial reviewers as "delightful", "creative" and "unique and thought-provoking". A sensual tale-within-a-tale of a baron, a book, and a bride-to-be, THE TALE OF TWO BARONS delights. Lady Evangeline is about to buy the book, 'The Story of a Baron', when Baron Sommers appears with the same intention. With only the one copy available, they agree to read it together -- despite the impropriety — †¢ Evangeline's reputation as a bluestocking could use a bit of scandal.

One woman with a deep desire to serve and help and one brave man who will stop at nothing to save his people fight for what they love. As two Old West cultures collide with differing beliefs of right and wrong, of what constitutes justice and savagery, blood spills on the Great Plains. But the young couple's love may overcome all their differences.

Four early Victorian novels make up this boxed set featuring four cousins on their Grand Tour of Sicily, Greece, Egypt, and Rome. When they set off on their two-year trip, they have no idea they will no longer be bachelors when they return to England. A Courtship in CataniaWhen Donald visited Catania the first time, he fell hard for Lady Nicoletta, unaware her father had plans for her to marry a much older man. While acting as a guide for his younger brother and cousins, he returns seven years later to claim her. Will he reveal the secrets that led to their parting?

The final two entries in THE HEIRS OF THE ARISTOCRACY series make up this boxed set of four young men and women and their struggles with courtship. In THE HONOR OF AN HEIR, twin sisters Dahlia and Diana have no desire to husband-hunt, but their ghost of a father has plans for them and the set of twin men who would make their perfect mates. Heir to a sultanate, Ertuğrul hasn’t yet begun his harem, but if he finds true love with a young lady in London, he may forgo concubines.

Three full-length sensual Victorian romances make up this boxed set about six heirs. They all require wives, but not every young woman wants a husband. THE ANGEL OF AN ASTRONOMER. When a neighbor appears to be spying on her from his backyard observatory, an incensed Lady Angelica is determined to give him a piece of her mind. Will Sir Benjamin end up with her heart as well? Mistletoe and moonlight work their magic in The Angel of an Astronomer.

Three early Victorian novels make up this boxed set of sensual historical romances featuring seven couples! THE LADY OF A GRUMP. He's a grouch. She's the reason. Max, known throughout the aristocracy as "The Earl of Grump," is about to have his world turned upside down when Patience Grayson, the reason for his grumpiness, invades his home—and his bedchamber—on a late winter night. THE LADY OF SULTAN. Captured by pirates. Sold to a sultan. This is not how Charlotte expected to spend her holiday.

Three full-length sensual Victorian romances make up this boxed set about six heirs. They all require wives, but not every young woman wants a husband. THE BARGAIN OF A BARONESS. Henry pines for a woman he spies from his window, but thinking she's a maid, he's afraid she's too low-born to court. He's in for a surprise when he learns her real avocation. Meanwhile, when they were young, Graham made a bargain with Henry's twin sister, Hannah, and he's determined to keep it.

The bastard grandson of a marquess, Donald Slater has been on his Grand Tour for nearly a year, keeping copious notes with the intention of writing a book for others to use as a guide when they take their tours. He's visiting the last island on his itinerary—Sicily—when he comes face to face with his future. She's young, she's beautiful, and she's a flirt, at least according to her aunt.

When Ivy, Countess of Ritchfield, arrives at the earldom’s country estate for one of the chilliest Christmases on record, she discovers she won’t be alone for the holiday. Her husband of nearly thirty years is already there. Robert’s unexpected presence means they’ll be forced to spend time together—something they haven’t done much of for the past decade.

A young suitor with his eyes on a forbidden love... and an old feud that threatens to tear them apart. Locked in a secret romance with the stunning Lady Amelia, Philip, the Earl of Crawford, is determined to win her hand in marriage... but if her pompous brother Alfred catches wind, he fears their old University feud will shatter their chance at love.

Dowager Duchess Katherine is enjoying a winter in Wiltshire when a blizzard brings a half-frozen man to her door seeking refuge from the storm. Providing hospitality to the man who left her at the altar twenty-five years ago isn’t exactly her idea of a happy Christmas, but there is something different about him. After a horrific accident leaves his traveling coach engulfed in flames on the coldest night of the winter, Thomas, Duke of Pendleton, walks for miles in search of a light.

Armed with a list of eligible ladies for his heir, Viscount Bostwick is ready for the Season…or is he? Inspired by his father’s marriage to a dowager duchess, Ertuğrul heads to London with his English friend David Bennett-Jones, heir to the Bostwick viscountcy. They plan to attend the Season’s entertainments, intent on finding brides.

Captured by pirates. Sold to a sultan. This is not how Charlotte expected to spend her holiday. A dowager duchess recently out of mourning, Charlotte is on her way to a holiday in Greece when pirates overtake her ship and enslave her. When they attempt to sell her to a Turkish sultan, she's sure she can convince the ruler to let her go. She's a matron and mother to two grown sons—and he has a harem and nineteen children. Whatever could he want with her?

Fiercely independent and daughters of a wealthy countess, twins Dahlia and Diana have no desire to husband-hunt, despite their mother’s pleas. But when the ghost of their late father makes an appearance, he takes it upon himself to guide the girls into marriage–even if his presence will scare off potential suitors.

Having said her farewells to her son when he departed for his Grand Tour of Europe, Patience Grayson, the newly widowed Marchioness of Billingsley, heads for the country. She intends to spend at least a year living by herself in the Grayson family estate in Shropshire. If only her traveling coach could make it that far....

Alexander, heir to the Everly earldom, has just discovered he’s color blind. The malady explains why he didn’t do well in his natural science classes at Cambridge. What’s worse is it impairs his ability to choose gemstones for the jewelry he creates. If only he had a second pair of eyes that could correctly identify colors. The beguiling gray eyes—or are those green?— belonging to the daughter of a renown jeweler are only a temporary fix. He’s too young to marry, and besides, who wants a man who can’t see colors correctly?

When his one true love marries another man, Graham Wellingham abandons his hopes of romance to pour his attention into business. His hardened heart has left him immune to the charms of wealthy socialites…but he hasn’t forgotten the promise he made to his love Hannah all those years ago. Meanwhile, a mysterious young woman captures the attention of Hannah’s twin brother Henry. There’s only one problem—a relationship between a housemaid and the grandson of a duke is forbidden.

When the dastardly Baron Dorchester kidnaps Little Bo Peep from a costume ball and carries her onto a ship bound for France, the captain of the Molly, Blake Russell, must take on the guise of a pirate to rescue his booty in this delightful tale of a chase on the Channel. Can a tumble on the Thames be far behind?